The Lemonade Life: How to Fuel Success, Create Happiness, and Conquer Anything

by Zack Friedman

Overview

The secret to an extraordinary life starts with five simple changes that anyone can make.

In this groundbreaking book, Zack Friedman starts with a fundamental question: What drives success? It's not only hard work, talent, and skill. The most successful people have one thing in common, the power to flip five internal "switches." We all have these five switches, and when activated, they are the secret to fuel success, create happiness, and conquer anything.

The Lemonade Life is filled with inspirational and practical advice that will teach you:

• Why you should write yourself a $10 million check
• Why your career depends on the Greek alphabet
• Why you need ikigai in your life
• How Judge Judy can help you have better work meetings
• How these twenty questions will change your life

Learn from the entrepreneur who failed 5,126 times before becoming a billionaire, the fourteenth-century German monk who helped reinvent Domino's Pizza, the technology visionary who asked himself the same question every morning, the country music icon who bought more than one hundred million books, and the ice cream truck driver who made $110,237 in less than one hour.

With powerful stories and actionable lessons, this book will profoundly change the way you live, lead, and work. Your path to greatness starts with a simple choice. Everyday, you're choosing to live one of two lives: the Lemon Life or the Lemonade Life. Which life will you lead?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781400211623
Publisher:	HarperCollins Leadership
Publication date:	08/04/2020
Pages:	256
Sales rank:	1,125,106
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Zack Friedman is the founder and chief executive officer of Make Lemonade, a leading personal finance company that empowers you to live a better financial life. He is an in-demand speaker and has inspired millions through his powerful insights, including more than fourteen million who have read his advice in Forbes. Previously, he was chief financial officer of an international energy company, a hedge fund investor, and worked at Blackstone, Morgan Stanley, and the White House. Zack holds degrees from Harvard, Wharton, Columbia, and Johns Hopkins. He lives in New York with his wife and children.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Lunch with Warren Buffett xv

Welcome to the Lemonade Life

Chapter 1 Five Switches to Change Your Life 3

Switch #1 P is for Perspective

Chapter 2 Meet the Lemon Lifers 13

Chapter 3 When Life Gives You Lemons 25

Switch #2 R is for Risk

Chapter 4 Escape the Chasm of Can't 43

Chapter 5 Embrace the Rewards of Risk 55

Switch #3 I is for Independence

Chapter 6 Your Career Depends on the Greek Alphabet 71

Chapter 7 How to Make $110,237 in Less Than One Hour 103

Switch #4 S is for Self-Awareness

Chapter 8 Take It Personally 119

Chapter 9 Always Take No for an Answer 137

Switch #5 M is for Motion

Chapter 10 Never Have a Backup Plan 157

Chapter 11 Ignore the Shortest Distance 171

Conclusion: Lead the Lemonade Life 193

Discussion Questions 199

Acknowledgments 203

Notes 207

Index 223

About the Author 231

About Make Lemonade 233

Editorial Reviews

06/17/2019

Forbes columnist and former hedge fund investor Friedman argues for leading a life with purpose and possibility in this upbeat debut self-improvement guide. “Lemonade Lifers,” as he terms them, succeed because they have mastered five key “switches”: perspective, risk, independence, self-awareness, and motion. Friedman walks readers through an array of tips, behaviors, and self-assessment questions to flip these switches in their own lives. Along the way, he cherry-picks anecdotes from a who’s who of business luminaries, including Warren Buffett, Steve Jobs, Sam Walton, and Harland “Colonel” Sanders. While suggestions like “commit acts of kindness” and “embrace failure” aren’t new, Friedman enlivens well-worn self-help concepts by applying metaphors from the finance world. Less successful is the book’s staunch optimism, which at times highlights a lack of nuance in Friedman’s arguments. For example, statements such as “few things in life have strict prerequisites... you don’t have to go to business school to become a CEO,” while factually correct, ignore the outsize impact such an opportunity—or the lack thereof—can have on a career. Similarly, the idea that “right now... almost everyone has a shot to fulfill their destiny” might ring hollow to those facing systemic obstacles to success. Nevertheless, for readers willing to follow him and do the work, Friedman provides a wealth of actionable advice. (Aug.)

Publishers Weekly

Author and narrator Zack Friedman gives spirited instruction on how to stop passively living a lemon life and start actively living a lemonade life. Friedman describes the lemonade life as one defined by success and never settling, living with purpose, and actively, happily, working to create a legacy. Using the word PRISM as an acronym for Perspective, Risk, Independence, Self-Understanding, and Motion, Friedman systematically explains the five simple changes needed to create an enriching life filled with purpose and possibility. Chock-full of practical advice and actionable steps, this strategy for self-awareness, self-improvement, and growth is as resonant as Friedman’s voice. A potent playbook for taking charge of your life is delivered with charm and command. M.F. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine

OCTOBER 2019 - AudioFile

Author and narrator Zack Friedman gives spirited instruction on how to stop passively living a lemon life and start actively living a lemonade life. Friedman describes the lemonade life as one defined by success and never settling, living with purpose, and actively, happily, working to create a legacy. Using the word PRISM as an acronym for Perspective, Risk, Independence, Self-Understanding, and Motion, Friedman systematically explains the five simple changes needed to create an enriching life filled with purpose and possibility. Chock-full of practical advice and actionable steps, this strategy for self-awareness, self-improvement, and growth is as resonant as Friedman’s voice. A potent playbook for taking charge of your life is delivered with charm and command. M.F. © AudioFile 2019, Portland, Maine

OCTOBER 2019 - AudioFile